Contador satisfied with Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank’s Vuelta start
Spaniard not too concerned by time loss Although his Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank team placed seventh in today’s time trial, finishing behind the Movistar, Omega Pharma – Quickstep, Rabobank, BMC Racing, Sky and Lotto Belisol squads, Alberto Contador considers himself […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step denied possible Vuelta victory by wayward race motorbike
Tony Martin and Zdeněk Štybar led off course after Belgian team one of the fastest at halfway Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s poor luck in this season’s Grand Tours continued in today’s Vuelta a España opening team time trial in the Navarran […]
David Veilleux outruns the break to take Tre Valli Varesine
Canadian continues winning August with biggest ever victory David Veilleux (Europcar) took the biggest victory of his career as he the took as solo win in the Tre Valli Varesine in Luino, on the banks of Lake Maggiore. The 24-year-old […]
Vuelta a España: Movistar surprises to take opening team time trial
Castroviejo into the first red jersey in 16.5km Pamplona test as Rabobank denied at the last The Movistar team shocked the 2012 Vuelta a España as it took victory in the opening, evening team time trial around the streets of […]
Alexander Vinokourov Interview: Olympic Champion reflects as he hangs up his wheels
Astana captain talks career, comebacks, highlights and successors Leaving sport at the summit is something few riders manage to do. Five time Tour de France winners Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel all endured at least one defeat […]
Lotto-Belisol banking on an André Greipel sprint in the Vattenfall Cyclassics
German Gorilla looking to improve on third place of 2010 in his home Classic Lotto-Belisol is banking on tomorrow’s Vattenfall Cyclassics finishing in a sprint, where the Belgian team hopes that André Greipel will prevail. The German sprinter finished in […]
Miguel Indurain sees the Vuelta as more than just a fight between Contador and Froome
Five-time Tour winner eying the two favourites but expects others to challenge Miguel Indurain is predicting a hard fought contest for the general classification of this year’s Vuelta a España, which starts with a team time trial in his home […]
Le Mével to move to Cofidis from Garmin-Sharp
Frenchman hoping for successful return to home-based setup After two years with the Garmin-Sharp team, Frenchman Christophe Le Mével is set to return to competing with a team from his home country following the news that he has signed a […]
Nibali, Duggan. Basso and Moser lead impressive Liquigas-Cannondale team in Colorado
Italian team chasing overall and stages in USA Pro Cycling Challenge Tour de France podium finisher Vincenzo Nibali is returning to competition for the first time since the Olympic road race and, despite that break, is feeling ambitious heading into […]
Emanuele Sella wins Coppa Agostini after long breakaway
Italian climber outsprints Fortunato Baliani after more than 100km up the road Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela) finally took his first victory of the season in the Coppa Agostini – the second event of the unofficial Trittico Lombardo – in Lissone, […]
